Kimberly Maurer was convicted of abusing and killing her fiancé Scott Schollenberger's 12-year-old son, Maxwell, through abuse and neglect. The couple had five other children living with them who were not abused.
Marica Pejcic, 57, allegedly shouted "I kill you" at her husband several times while attacking him with two kitchen knives, according to charging documents.
Leticia Smith, 40, has been accusing of killing her 35-year-old husband Antoine Smith, who was found shot to death in the couple's Victorville home in 2015.
Joelle Martucci said in court Friday that she arrived at a home she had once shared with fiancé, Justin Fisher, on Feb. 23 and found "a lot of blood" and the body of her friend, Stephanie DeJesus.
Marie Snyder and Echo Butler face 40 charges in the deaths of six-year-old Nicole Snyder and four-year-old Jasmine Snyder, who police believe died in 2016 and 2017, respectively.
“I have to, for this sentencing, ensure that the only time Mr. Halderson comes back into the community is to have the privilege of the burial he denied his parents,” Judge John D. Hyland said during Chandler Halderson’s sentencing this week.